The Georgia Straight presents the 40th annual celebration of folk music, featuring Billy Bragg and Joe Henry, Shawn Colvin, Kathleen Edwards, Rhiannon Giddens from the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Barenaked Ladies, Mbongwana Star, Sidestepper, Nive Nielsen and the Deer People, Ramy Essam, Chouk Bwa Libète, Korrontzi, Native North America, Roy Forbes, Si Kahn, Marlon Williams and the Yarra Benders, Emmanuel Jal, and Grace Petrie.